Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains 4K 1982 Ultra HD 2160p

Corrin Burns becomes deeply immersed in plans and thoughts about her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death. So deeply that she takes her two cousins on tour with a glam rock band and a fledgling British punk band, radically changes her appearance, and attracts media attention. With such a fortunate turn of events, what could possibly go wrong?

User Review
Unreleased theatrical feature financed by Paramount was once an '80s staple on the USA network (in their weekend "Night Flight" movie slot). It's a satirical comedy-drama with music which finds angry, rebellious teen Diane Lane caught by reality-TV cameras getting fired from a fast food restaurant; soon, she, her sister, and a cousin hit the road with their barely-rehearsed punk band and find failure, success, unintended exploitation, and life's little ironies outside of their blue-collar town. Reminiscent of the later "This is Spinal Tap", the film has a sense of humor far more sly, less forced and obvious. Lane is so tough at first, one doesn't know how to respond to her (she pushes everyone away); somewhere down the line she begins to soften and becomes more flexible, and you see the desperation underneath her scowl--you see her pathos just once, when she gives the bus-driver money for his brother (a subtle scene that speaks volumes). Harsh in both its writing and directing, unblinking in its teenage hostility, the film still manages to be funny (intentionally so) and with a cutting edge; it's like a breath of fresh air to the disenfranchised.

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Codec: HEVC / H.265 (88.8 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: HDR10
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

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#English: FLAC 2.0
#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by director Lou Adler)
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by actresses Diane Lane and Laura Dern)
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by film historian/podcaster Marc Edward Heuck)
#English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Commentary by podcaster Jake Fogelnest and film historian/podcaster Marc Edward Heuck)
#English: FLAC 2.0 (Commentary by critic Lee Gambin and musician/journalist Allison Wolfe)

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